Hertfordshire Lanes?????

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Hi Ryder.

On a serious note.

If you think landrover products soak up money. Dont think about a jag unless you are ready for a money pit situation.

Old jags are 200 quid for the same reason a discovery is 200 quid.
 
ha jai i would have been interested in the straight through centre pipe but no use for the rear box - ahh well

kris said something about edelbrock carb conversion or something thats worth looking into, all i can find is a weber conversion, same thing differant name?
 
carpy said:
ha jai i would have been interested in the straight through centre pipe but no use for the rear box - ahh well

kris said something about edelbrock carb conversion or something thats worth looking into, all i can find is a weber conversion, same thing differant name?
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Its the first thing noobie comp safari guys do they look at how much extra BHP is achievable (WoW) Its thrown away after the first event. Same goes for a Cams. I don't think well setup SU Carbs limit the V8 much I thought they were good for quite high BHP if setup right. The Edelbrock inlet manifold and carb is quite expensive and perfect for fast road cars no good when being thorwn around offroad or steep climbs and decents apparently. Splutters and dies. SU Carbs all the way IF setup right, engine given a good full service, slick 50, and a decent pair of filters fresh oil (TD oil higher temp range) that is more than most people do. If you did this every 6000 miles or less if you plan on taking it to africa. Good service will be better than most old spunky RR's and Disco V8's.

I am in a similar situation. I have a newly built EFI 3.5 engine that runs sweet but sitting in an 88 coil chassis. I have fitted to my 80 inch a 3.9 that will be on Su's (has been run previously but I've not heared it as yet) problem is somone spent £600 on the engine and fitted a "Kent Cam" Unfortunatly Kent make loads of Cams Fast road (High Rpm and no low down torque) and other cams more suited to an offroader (that has bags of low down torque but doesn't produce the power at the higher end of the rev range) and without knowing what one or measuring the lobes its impossible to say so I have to bolt it together and see. No doubt the bloke that built it saw the Achieveble BHP and went for the fast road cam which will absolute ****e for trialling. This is noticable when you watch some triallers Rangies because they have to rev the arse off the engine to get it to go anywhere. Whereas the offroad based cam will pull shead loads right at low rpm as low as 600RPM and will not die or stall. I'm no expert with this stuff just what I have picked up and it makes sense to me and have no reason to doubt it in any way.
 
search for real steel but remember its like a recipe if you get x you will get x ammount of BHP only if the engine is in good nick and Remember BHP is a bit of a bollix figure for boy racers to show off how much they have in their little 1000CC engnes
 
spitfiremk1uk said:
Hi Ryder.

On a serious note.

If you think landrover products soak up money. Dont think about a jag unless you are ready for a money pit situation.

Old jags are 200 quid for the same reason a discovery is 200 quid.
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'Tis true that Jags can soak up the money, we've had them in the past, Most of the money being soaked up, however, was the labour charges from people fitting bits - looking back, a lot of the owrk we paid out to get done we would do ourselves now. Also, if it only sets me back a couple hundred quid and we get six months pleasure from it then I am still quids in AND i get brownie points from the wife to spend on the Disco.

Hmmmmm a lot to think about methinks!
 
One of my friends has 3 old Jags, orders all his parts from America. Part listings cover everything down to the smallest nut and bolt and still a fraction of the price on buying in the UK even with delivery charge. If you get it i'll get you some numbers mate.
 
Ryder Go for it!!! as you will only regret not having a try at it in the future if you dont. As I always say, We only pass this way once so make the most of it.
 
Hi AshB,

Welcome to the mad house. Our next pub meet is the first Wednesday of the month will PM details closer to the time.

Would lik to think that we are a friendly welcoming bunch Whenever I am out next I'll post somthing first. Jai
 
ashb321 said:
would just like to say hi and see if any one is going out in the next week or so in herts/beds,

thanks:D
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Welcomes AshB...do you know of many local lanes? I'm about Wednesday/Thursday if your about for a few hours.....

Btw, What ski you got? :)
 
Hey has anyone heared from Screwy? I had a phone call and know he broke down was enroute but he decided to get the AA as he was about an hour and a half away. that was the last I heared of him. I think I have the Parts he needs to get mobile again.
 
jai_landrover said:
Its the first thing noobie comp safari guys do they look at how much extra BHP is achievable (WoW) Its thrown away after the first event. Same goes for a Cams. I don't think well setup SU Carbs limit the V8 much I thought they were good for quite high BHP if setup right. The Edelbrock inlet manifold and carb is quite expensive and perfect for fast road cars no good when being thorwn around offroad or steep climbs and decents apparently. Splutters and dies. SU Carbs all the way IF setup right, engine given a good full service, slick 50, and a decent pair of filters fresh oil (TD oil higher temp range) that is more than most people do. If you did this every 6000 miles or less if you plan on taking it to africa. Good service will be better than most old spunky RR's and Disco V8's.

I am in a similar situation. I have a newly built EFI 3.5 engine that runs sweet but sitting in an 88 coil chassis. I have fitted to my 80 inch a 3.9 that will be on Su's (has been run previously but I've not heared it as yet) problem is somone spent £600 on the engine and fitted a "Kent Cam" Unfortunatly Kent make loads of Cams Fast road (High Rpm and no low down torque) and other cams more suited to an offroader (that has bags of low down torque but doesn't produce the power at the higher end of the rev range) and without knowing what one or measuring the lobes its impossible to say so I have to bolt it together and see. No doubt the bloke that built it saw the Achieveble BHP and went for the fast road cam which will absolute ****e for trialling. This is noticable when you watch some triallers Rangies because they have to rev the arse off the engine to get it to go anywhere. Whereas the offroad based cam will pull shead loads right at low rpm as low as 600RPM and will not die or stall. I'm no expert with this stuff just what I have picked up and it makes sense to me and have no reason to doubt it in any way.
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to be honest with you jai the rangey will only be used for light greenlaning, an then road use. the 110 will do the offroad side, the rangey the on road stuff. so i am not hugely bothered if the off road performance aspect is slightly compromised

SU sounds a possibility
 
robhew86 said:
Welcomes AshB...do you know of many local lanes? I'm about Wednesday/Thursday if your about for a few hours.....

Btw, What ski you got? :)
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not to sure about any local lanes as have not done this for about 15 years but could be about thursday after noon,

my ski is a seadoo gtx supercharged.

:):)
 
what vehicle you got Ashb? Have you got tow points front and back? I fancy a day out playing i think Whaddon is on in a couple of weeks
 
ashb321 said:
not to sure about any local lanes as have not done this for about 15 years but could be about thursday after noon,

my ski is a seadoo gtx supercharged.

:):)
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I know of one or two and a couple of fords if you fancy it, i'm only down the road from you. Thurs afternoon is good just PM me your number.
Ooh Nice, I've gota XP Ltd :)

Rob
 
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